In this modern gaming landscape, where everything is connected to the internet and regular patching is widespread, it’s almost expected that balance changes come with any and every update to a game… but that isn’t be the case for Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s latest patch, however.
In a recent tweet, Bandai Namco has confirmed that the upcoming patch — that will add Broly and Bardock to Dragon Ball FighterZ — will contain no balance changes whatsoever.
FYI: This week's DRAGON BALL FighterZ patch does not contain any balance changes. We'll notify you here for any upcoming balance changes, thank you. #DragonBallFighterZpic.twitter.com/6iNYFJyl6L
This should elicit a sigh of relief from players worried that they would have to deal with changes to the characters they’re using. However, some may be disappointed — especially in light of the infinite combos that have recently come to light.
It’s finally time to delve into Blastoise with his arrival in Pokkén Tournament DX! The giant turtle shakes things up with his unique playstyle and imposing stature. While he is a very heavy “tank” style character, he has a decent amount of mobility which allows him to get in quickly to deal damage.
This tutorial video by EnderMon goes over the basics with Blastoise; it shows some of his bread-and-butter combos to get you started, should you decide that slow and steady will definitely win the race.
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition‘s Ken seems to be a bottomless pit of ambiguous cross-ups and mix-ups — or, at least, one could be lead to believe that from the tireless work of World Warrior FGC. It’s time to add another setup on the pile with today’s video:
When you use your V-Trigger to cancel your fireball mid-juggle, Ken has enough time to whiff a wide variety of moves. Tatsu cross-ups, both real and fake, work here — and thanks to being in V-Trigger state, he has the ability to convert any of these hits into giant damage.
Players new to Dragon Ball FighterZ can easily get frustrated on defense. When mix-ups are so heavily prevalent — and getting touched twice can mean certain doom — it can be hard to know exactly what to do. This is why knowing all of your defensive options is far more important than knowing your combos, as you are unable to do the latter if you don’t know the former options to keep you alive.
This tutorial addresses your defensive options, including Vanish, Sparking Blast, Reflect, and how to even block properly based on what’s going on. This makes this the basic compendium for how to keep your character alive long enough to go on offense.
Despite all the odds against it, the Marvel vs. Capcom scene continues to soldier on. Recently, more notable players from the community have gotten sponsorships: Hayden “Kinderparty” Griswold, Tauseef “SBK” Anam, Alex “Sketch” Aguirre, and Aries “Imma Aries Baby” Johnson have all been signed by the Tar Pit Club.
All of these players have made names for themselves playing both Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Additionally, Kinderparty has also been one of the hosts of the Marvel Live! podcast.
As the the Tar Pit Club, while it may not be a familiar name in esports, it actually does have its roots in the community. The team was founded by Travis “Tarpit” Case, who has become a community leader in the Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite community, being the founder of the r/MvCI subreddit. Prior to that, he was also one of the people behind the “Make Marvel Great Again” hoodies from last year’s Evo fund drive that saw Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 return to Evo for one last time.
Though Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is likely the main game they’ll focus on, the team’s site also lists Vampire Savior, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Street Fighter. As such, it’s likely that we’ll see them compete in these games as well.
While the Tar Pit Club isn’t exactly at the same level as more-established esports teams such as Echo Fox or Evil Geniuses, its humble roots reflect the kind of grassroots spirit that has kept the fighting game community alive throughout the years.We here at Shoryuken wish Kinderparty, SBK, Sketch, Imma Aries Baby, and The Tar Pit Club the best in this new endeavor!
Pro wrestling has been nothing but drama for decades. That’s not a new development… what is surprising is that the drama of pro wrestling now finds its way into Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition with this bizarre bug.
ElChakotay has discovered that R. Mika can find herself in a situation where it appears as though Nadeshiko performs an nWo-esque swerve on her during V-Trigger II, the “Steel Chair”. To replicate this, you can cancel Irish Whip into V-Trigger II; this sends Nadeshiko out with the chair. Now, if R. Mika throws her microphone as part of her V-Skill when Nadeshiko throws the chair, the microphone will actually negate the chair’s projectile properties, as though they were on opposing teams.
Good thing R. Mika is ready to protect herself against Nadeshiko’s inevitable heel turn, at least!
KUAM News — the NBC Affiliate serving the island of Guam — will be acting as one of several hosts for the ambitious “Guam ESports Championship” major on April 21st-22nd. Held at the Guam Museum & Educational Facility in the capital city of Hagåtña, the Guam ESports Championship is a two day multi-game event, largely comprised of fighting games.
The following games will be at the event:
Tekken 7
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Melee
FIFA 2018
NBA 2K18
Full game rules can be found here, and if you’d like to sign up for the event, you can do so at their smash.gg page.
Despite attention turning to BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, BlazBlue: Central Fiction isn’t done yet! The challenging 2D fighter still finds lots of appreciation at tournaments around the world. One player that has been standing out for a while in the United States is Fame96. The Atlanta, Georgia local made himself particularly known for his Susano’o play in Central Fiction, widely considered to be the best at the character — as well as among the most skilled BlazBlue players in the country. He has only been competing since 2014.
The recent Final Round 20 tournament gave Fame96 a real opportunity to showcase his talent as he faced international and local players. “I would always be amazed by how people in tournaments played,” Fame96 told Shoryuken. “And I finally found a game I would actually want to compete in — BlazBlue. Through PG|SKD and others’ guidance, my power in BlazBlue quickly raised to new heights.”
At the tournament, Fame96 faced many skilled opponents, including Japanese players Abegen and PONOS|Garireo. Having triumphed over Abegen in a fairly close set, he moved on to facing Garireo in an extremely tense Winners Finals set, which Fame96 narrowly won (see the video below). After that, Fame96 moved on to fight Garireo again in the Grand Finals. Catch up on the amazing action in the videos, and keep scrolling for our Q&A with the player.
Woocash: Walk us through the matches with Garireo.
Fame96: In Winners Finals, I was in peak condition. In my mind, I was brimming with excitement and anticipation to get to fight him again so soon after NEC. While I love the fact that I get to play him again, the sense of dread creeped up on my shoulder due to the fact that I have to play the Susano’o/Litchi match-up, which is easily one of his worst. In Winners Finals, I noticed there were cracks in his armor. He was making crucial mistakes and dropping game-winning combos that he usually doesn’t drop, so I took full advantage which allowed me to win.
In Grand Finals, I knew it was reasonable for me to win. I had six games to work with. I simply tried to do my best and push forward. By the time Garireo won the 2nd game, I noticed immediately that he downloaded me. I tried to adjust, but I was too far gone. My mental state was pretty much shot, and by the time I snapped myself out of it, it was already 5-0. His mistakes at this point were very minimal and very hard to take advantage of, so my situation was very bleak, making me lose hope.
Woocash: You play multiple games, how do you manage that?
Fame96: I generally try to give each game the amount of time I feel like I need to give it to keep myself polished and/or improve. In Central Fiction’s case, I have been playing so long and learned so much about the game that I don’t really need to practice that much anymore. I can generally pick up a controller and just play from there. Dragon Ball FighterZ, on the other hand, is a new game, and a rather stressful one at that. It requires a lot of you at all times, in my opinion, due to what the game gives you. So I often play it a lot to stay in shape. When SoulCalibur VI and Cross Tag Battle come out, I will definitely dedicate time to them. How much, however, will depend on how much I like the games.
Woocash: Which game is most important to you?
Fame96: BBCF is still the most important to me, but DBFZ is the current priority in terms of actively practicing.
Woocash: What are your thoughts on BBCF specifically? Do you feel the game has faded?
Fame96: This version of BBCF is definitely my favorite version of the game. I like the dynamic that Overdrive brings and since they buffed Instant Block meter gain and adjusted the more obnoxious tendencies of the higher-tier characters and Exceed Assault, I find it even more fun than CF 1.0. Whether or not the game fades will depend on how the community and tournament organizers treat the game alongside BBTAG when the latter comes out. If they don’t treat BBTAG as its own thing and make it take BBCF’s spot, BBCF’s future may become grim.
Woocash: What are your plans for the future? And would you ever consider becoming a sponsored player?
Fame96: Mostly going to be going to local stuff. I don’t really have the money to travel. I am very open to becoming a sponsored player. I would love to travel more and compete in the games that I love to play.
With the launch of Tekken 7 Bandai Namco went into a collaboration with New Japan Pro Wrestling for both in-game content, as well as merchandise. The initial wave of these was focused on stars such as IGPW Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika “Rainmaker” Okada, the Ace Hiroshi Tanahashi, as well Bullet Club leader Kenny Omega. Now, more collaboration content is coming — and it promises to be ungovernable.
The latest Tekken 7 and NJPW collaboration involves none other than Los Ingobernables de Japon leader Tetsuya Naito. The collaboration specifically involves Naito and Tekken’s Devil Jin. It so far involves a line of clothing, T-shirts, hoodies, and wrist bands.
For those not familiar with him, Tetsuya Naito started out as the “Stardust Genius”, but initially failed to get traction with the fans. This all changed after a trip to Mexico where he joined up with La Sombra (current NXT Champion Andrade Cien Almas) as part of the latter’s Los Ingobernables stable. His return to NJPW saw him bring a new attitude called “Tranquilo” that caught the attention of the fans leading to the formation of Los Ingobernables de Japon — arguably the most popular stable in New Japan Pro Wrestling at the moment.
For those interested in the collaboration, the merchandise can be ordered via Bandai Namco’s official online store. As for whether or not this collaboration will also include future in-game content, no details have yet have been revealed.
With the first two of eight upcoming DLC characters for Dragon Ball FighterZ releasing this Wednesday, popular fighting game content creators Maximilian, PNDK&M, as well as Hellpockets, RhymeStyle, and AfroSenju XL have all published various breakdowns to get players acquainted with the power of the Legendary Super Saiyan before he officially steps into the ring.
Both Maximilian and Ketchup note that Broly’s most notable trait is the armor on several of his medium and heavy normals, similar to his fellow “big body” grappler, Android 16. However, unlike the powerbombing, Goku-killing cyborg, his armor has a bit of startup and isn’t available on frame 1, meaning he won’t be able to toss them out as liberally in neutral.
Perhaps his most unique attack is the Powered Shell, a barrier that will allow him to block all incoming projectiles, and zone foes with ki blasts and projectile assists at his leisure.
Broly’s two supers also have some unique properties, with the level 1 Eraser Cannon functioning similarly to his Eraser Blow, however if Broly Ultimate Z Changes into a partner’s super, Eraser Cannon will hit after his ally’s attack, possibly setting up unique combo opportunities for them. His level 3, Gigantic Meteor, has two different versions depending on if it’s preformed with R1/L+M — which will fire the giant projectile seen in his trailer — while R2/H+S will release a small, slower-moving projectile that could set up nasty post-splat mix-ups.
You can see more footage and thoughts from these players in the videos below.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is currently available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, with Bardock and Broly — along with 6 additional DLC characters — being available as part of the FighterZ Pass (as well as being included in the FighterZ and Ultimate Editions).
